Pan American Airlines located their Pacific Operations in Alameda,
CA in 1935, and later moved them to the new San Francisco Airport at
Treasure Island. The Clippers were amphibious Sikorsky, Boeing, and
Martin aircraft that would leave Alameda for a six day, 60 hour trip
to Manila via Hawaii, Midway Island, Wake Island, and Guam.
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Sikorsky S-42
and the First Survey Flight to Hawaii |
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April
15, 1935 |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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With Captain Ed Musick
at the controls, the Pan American Clipper is preparing for the first
survey flight to Hawaii. During the remainder of 1935 Pan Am would
use the Pan American Clipper to survey the routes and landing sites
necessary to offer transpacific commercial service. |
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AP-20A |
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China Clipper
on Inaugural Flight to Manila |
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November 22, 1935 |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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The China Clipper, a
Martin M-130, with Captain Ed Musick in command, leaves the Bay
Area on its first commercial flight to the Philippines. |
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HST-110 |
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Philippine
Clipper Taxiing on San Francisco Bay |
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October 12 , 1936 |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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Pan American Airways
fleet of amphibious aircraft used the bay near Alameda (and later
Treasure Island) for take off and landings. This clipper is a Martin
M-130. |
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AP-38 |
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California
Clipper over the Golden Gate |
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March 5, 1939 |
Photographer: |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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The largest and most
powerful of the Clippers was the Boeing 314. Here the California
Clipper is returning from Manila by way of Guam, Wake Is. Midway,
and Honolulu. |
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AP-220 |
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California
Clipper over Treasure Island |
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1939 |
Photographer: |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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A rare color picture
of the great Boeing 314 over the Golden Gate International Exposition.
The California Clipper (NC18602) would become the first commercial
aircraft to circle the globe following the attack on Pearl Harbor. |
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K-AP-10 |
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